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♥...Eid Mubarak wishes and Devil's Food Chocolate Cake...♥

Hari Raya is just near the corner and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all my Muslim blogging friends, readers, visitors, followers and silent readers, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri....Eid Mubarak!

Wish you all are having a great time preparing for the big day! To those leaving for hometowns, 'balik kampung' ...have a safe journey back to your loved ones.

Something for you all,

photo by: My Hubby ;)

Now moving to a deeeeeeeeeeelicious cake I made last week. Regret for not making this cake much earlier.

Bookmarked it from Kak Ayu's blog. I doubled the ingredients for the cake and followed the same quantity of ingredients for the cream cheese and chocolate ganache.

Check out the recipe! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

DEVIL'S FOOD CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients:- ( This is the original recipe, I doubled the cake part in blue )

For cake;

1 cup all purpose flour ( 2 cups )

1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa powder ( 1/2 cup )

3/4 tsp bicarbonate soda ( 1 1/2 tsp)

1/4 tsp salt (1/2 tsp )

1/2 cup granulated sugar ( 1 cup )

1/2 brown sugar ( 1 cup )

65g butter ( 120gm)

1 large egg (2 eggs)

1 tsp vanilla extract ( 2 tsp )

1/4 cup buttermilk ( 1/2 cup )

1/2 cup warm water ( 1 cup )

Method:-

Set your oven at 170C

Prepare your cake tin.

Sieve flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate soda, salt, and set aside.

Beat butter with sugars until light and fluffy, add eggs.

When all well incorporated add the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder etc) and alternate with liquid ingredients (buttermilk + warm water) in three portions, last incorporate the vanilla extract.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until just cooked.

Cream Cheese Frosting;

250g Philadelphia cheese

125 butter

1 cup icing sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

juice of a squeezed slice of lemon

Beat the cheese and butter, just until creamy, add the icing sugar, vanilla and lemon juice.

hi love 2cook, cant resist to visit you, being a m'sian too.. selamat hari raya to you and family..very delicious looking chocolate cake- with cream cheese topping and choc ganache- would like to try this out.

do visit my blog, would love to read a comment from you too, by the way your 2 children looks so cute..